IGNOU| BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (BCOA - 001)| QUESTION PAPER – (JUNE - 2022)| BDP
CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS SKILLS/
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
Term-End Examination
JUNE - 2022
BCOA-001
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Time: 2 hours
Maximum Marks: 50
Weightage: 70%
Note: Attempt both the sections. Select any two
questions from Section A and any three questions from Section B. All questions
carry equal marks.
SECTION A
1. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences: 5x2=10
(a) Define
Business Communication.
(b) What do you
mean by Circular Letter?
(c) Write the
name of any two business skills.
(d) State the
role of punctuations in letter writing.
(e) Mention any
two of the seven Cs of effective business communication.
2. What do you mean by Letter of Credit? Discuss the need
and importance of Letter of Credit. 3+7=10
3. You had purchased an insurance policy against loss by
fire. Your stock in trade caught fire and you are put to a heavy loss because
of damage of goods. Write a letter to the insurance company to this effect and
ask them to settle the claim at the earliest. 10
4. What do you mean by the process of communication? Discuss
in detail the elements of process of communication. 3+7=10
5. ‘‘Business communication is the need of every business
house — big or small.’’ Amplify this statement and state in brief the
importance of business communication. 10
SECTION B
6. ‘‘Through entrepreneurship one becomes a job creator
instead of a job seeker.’’ Assess the statement and discuss the importance of
entrepreneurship in solving the problem of unemployment in India. 10
7. Enumerate various types of entrepreneurs. Discuss the
problems faced by any one type of entrepreneur stated by you. 2+8=10
8. Who can become an entrepreneur? State the qualities of a
successful entrepreneur. 3+7=10
9. What do you mean by Entrepreneurship Development
Programme? Write the name of such programmes operated in India. 2+8=10
10. Write short notes on any two of the following: 5+5=10
(a) Business
Plan
(b) Ease of
Doing Business
(c) Social
Entrepreneurship
(d) Intellectual
Property
(e) Women
Entrepreneurship
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